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
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38

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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