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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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