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	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31

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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