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
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46

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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