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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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