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	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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