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
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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