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
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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