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
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31

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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