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
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04

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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