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
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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