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	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21

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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