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	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58

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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