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	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30

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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