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
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35

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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