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
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21

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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