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
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51

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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