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 ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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