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
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41

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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