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
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50

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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