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
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35

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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