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
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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