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
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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