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	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58

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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