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
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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