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
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
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
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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