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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01

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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