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
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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