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 Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40

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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