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
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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