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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26

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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