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
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
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
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13

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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