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
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05

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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