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
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26

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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