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
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28

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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