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
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18

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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