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
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
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
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47

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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