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	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16

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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