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
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17

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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