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
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54

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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