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 Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23

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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