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
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15

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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