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
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Rhaburn	Oral Culture	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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