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
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16

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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