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
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50

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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