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
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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