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
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43

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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