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
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38

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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