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	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37

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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