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
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Lamentations	Oral Culture	06:21
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Love Coming	Oral Culture	03:55
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37

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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