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
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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