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
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42

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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