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
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32

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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