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	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42

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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