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
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09

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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