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
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17

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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