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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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