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
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34

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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