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
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Love Coming	Oral Culture	03:55
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40

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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