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
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52

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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