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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
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
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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