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	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53

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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