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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	One Stop	Oral Culture	05:24
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59

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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