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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11

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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