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	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
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
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51

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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