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	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48

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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