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
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37

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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