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
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
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
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57

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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