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
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42

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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