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
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30

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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