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
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
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
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48

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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