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
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
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
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26

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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