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	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36

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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