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
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19

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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