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
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59

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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