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	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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