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	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30

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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