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
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36

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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