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
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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