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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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