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
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35

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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