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
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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