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
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48

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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