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
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03

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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