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
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42

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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