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)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10

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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