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
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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