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
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29

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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