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
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58

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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