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
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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