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
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56

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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