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
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Mr. Pito	Oral Culture	04:03
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Cultural Revolution	Oral Culture	05:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19

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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