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
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
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
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11

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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