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
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00

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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