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
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04

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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