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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21

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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