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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13

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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