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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18

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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