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
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40

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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