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
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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