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	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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