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)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	They Don't Know	Oral Culture	04:10
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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