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
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
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
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27

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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