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
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19

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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