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)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00

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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