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	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30

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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