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
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45

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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