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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	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
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35

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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