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
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50

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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