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
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28

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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