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
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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