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
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
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
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00

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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