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	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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