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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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