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
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52

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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