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
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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