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
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
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
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01

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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