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
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16

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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