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
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06

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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