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
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09

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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