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
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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