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
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28

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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