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
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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