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
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
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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