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
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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