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
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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