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
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42

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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