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
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54

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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