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
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58

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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