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
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32

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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