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	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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