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
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11

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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