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
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41

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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