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
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
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
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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