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
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48

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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