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
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45

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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