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
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23

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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