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 Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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