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
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
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
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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