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
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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