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 Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02

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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