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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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