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
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21

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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