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
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
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
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16

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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