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
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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