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
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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