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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47

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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