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
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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