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
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08

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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