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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08

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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