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
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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