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
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57

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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