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
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	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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