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
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Belize	Oral Culture	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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