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
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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