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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24

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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