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
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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