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
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35

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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