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
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37

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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