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	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05

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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