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
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25

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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