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
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02

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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