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
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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