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
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52

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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