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	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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