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
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19

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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