Reggae, Caribbean and African

This room celebrates the rich rhythms and vibrant voices of Canada’s Reggae, Caribbean, and African music scenes. From roots reggae and dancehall to calypso, soca, Afrobeat, and traditional African styles, this collection reflects the cultural depth brought by diasporic communities across the country. Whether born abroad or raised in Canada, these artists brought the sound of islands and continents to Canadian streets, shaping a powerful, joyful, and deeply expressive musical legacy. Uplifting, unifying, and undeniably rhythmic.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

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Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

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Ishan People - Roots

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Ishan People - ST

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Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

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Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

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David Thiaw - African Skies

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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Demo Cates - Lady

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Demo Cates - Stealing Love

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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