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
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19

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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