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
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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