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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00

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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