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
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10

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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