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
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03

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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