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	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06

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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