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
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06

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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