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
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
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	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02

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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