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
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41

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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