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
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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