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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28

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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