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	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42

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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