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
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01

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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