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
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23

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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