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
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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