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
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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