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
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28

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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