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
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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