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
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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