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
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37

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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