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 Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21

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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