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
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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