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
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01

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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