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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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