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
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10

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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