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
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13

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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