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
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59

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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