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
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39

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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