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
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30

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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