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
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Mr. Pito	Oral Culture	04:03
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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