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
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54

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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