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
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19

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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