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
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55

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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