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	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15

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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