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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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