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
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24

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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