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
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39

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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