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
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03

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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