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
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12

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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