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	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07

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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