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
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16

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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