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
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53

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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