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
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Cultural Revolution	Oral Culture	05:51
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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