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
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21

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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