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
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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