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
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27

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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