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
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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