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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01

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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