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
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21

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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