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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22

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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