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
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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