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 Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49

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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