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
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03

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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