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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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