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
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31

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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