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	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54

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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