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
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Love Coming	Oral Culture	03:55
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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