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
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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