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	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01

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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