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
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13

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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