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	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44

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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