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	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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