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
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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