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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04

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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