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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23

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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