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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46

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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