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
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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