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
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59

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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