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
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32

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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