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
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54

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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