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
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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