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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Love Coming	Oral Culture	03:55
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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