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
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	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
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22

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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