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
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12

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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