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
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53

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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