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
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54

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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