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 Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00

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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