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
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40

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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