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
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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