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
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22

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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