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
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24

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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