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
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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