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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09

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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