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
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20

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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