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
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25

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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