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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21

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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