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
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40

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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