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	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50

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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