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	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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