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
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38

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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