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
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35

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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