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
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33

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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