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	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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