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
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39

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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