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
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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