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	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
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
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51

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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