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
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05

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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