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	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40

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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