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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31

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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