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
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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