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
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
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
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34

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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