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	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37

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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