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
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07

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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