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
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26

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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