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
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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