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
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18

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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