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
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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