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
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04

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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