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
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14

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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