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
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05

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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