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 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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15

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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