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
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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