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
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50

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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