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
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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