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	The System	Now	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15

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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