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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02

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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