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
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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