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
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47

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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