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
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02

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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