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
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57

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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