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	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27

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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