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
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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