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
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29

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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