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
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20

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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