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
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Some Luvin	Oral Culture	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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