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
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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