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
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25

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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