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
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
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	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11

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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