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
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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