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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20

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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