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
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
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	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05

Reggae, Caribbean and African

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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