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
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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