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
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25

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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