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
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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