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
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49

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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