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
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37

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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