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
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24

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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