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
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51

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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