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
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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