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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
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
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55

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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