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
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40

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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