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
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55

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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