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
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Rhaburn	Oral Culture	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Belize	Oral Culture	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Cultural Revolution	Oral Culture	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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