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
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01

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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