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
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11

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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