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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
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
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40

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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