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
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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