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
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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