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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22

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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