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	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	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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