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
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39

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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