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
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57

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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