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
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
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	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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