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
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
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

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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