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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47

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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