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
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16

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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