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
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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