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
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41

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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