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
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01

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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