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
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33

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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