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
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19

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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