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
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55

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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