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
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54

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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