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
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59

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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