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
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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