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
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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