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
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59

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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