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
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48

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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