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	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08

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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