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
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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