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 Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26

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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