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
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
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
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07

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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