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
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
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
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29

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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