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
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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