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
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53

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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