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
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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