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
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05

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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