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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15

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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