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
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
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
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48

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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