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
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
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
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52

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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