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	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09

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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