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
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33

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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