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
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33

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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