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
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
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
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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