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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25

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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