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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38

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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