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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56

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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