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
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40

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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