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
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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