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
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56

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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