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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46

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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