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
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56

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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