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	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Belize	Oral Culture	03:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26

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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