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
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
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
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50

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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