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
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
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
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39

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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