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
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17

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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