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
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44

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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