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
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34

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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