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
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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