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
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50

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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