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
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
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
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07

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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