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 Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
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
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38

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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