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
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
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	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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