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
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50

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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