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
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52

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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