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
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
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
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26

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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