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
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40

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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