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
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Love Coming	Oral Culture	03:55
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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