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	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57

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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