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
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14

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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