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
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36

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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