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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04

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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