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
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43

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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