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)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42

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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