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
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18

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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