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
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

FEATURED

Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

FEATURED

Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

FEATURED

Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

FEATURED

Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The Patriot

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Capture Land

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

Comments