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
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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