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
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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