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
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31

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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