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
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25

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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