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
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53

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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