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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
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
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04

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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