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
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38

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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