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
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48

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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