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	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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