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
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24

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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