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
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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