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
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26

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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