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	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31

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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