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
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14

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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