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	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23

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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