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
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34

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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