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	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13

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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