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
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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