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
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25

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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