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 Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24

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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