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
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11

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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