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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46

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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