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	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
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
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47

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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