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
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
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
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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