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
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04

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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