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
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06

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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