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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19

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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