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	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19

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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