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 Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
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
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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