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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32

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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