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
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
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
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40

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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