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
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56

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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