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
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38

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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