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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02

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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