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	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33

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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