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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
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

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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