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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Rollins, Priscilla*	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Cates, Demo	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Mittoo, Jackie	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
White, Christine Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Weekes, Tyrone	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Rollins, Priscilla*	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Gibbon, Leroy	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Weekes, Tyrone	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Hewitt, Winston	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackson, R. Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Gayle, Otis	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Cates, Demo	Lady	Lady	03:26
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Cates, Demo	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Osbourne, Johnny	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

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Banton, George - The Soul of Toronto

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Osbourne, Johnny - First Trumpet

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Brown, Leroy - Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Logan, Skipper - Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love

Gibbon, Leroy - Lady b/w Lover's Rhapsody

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Wesli - Tradisyon

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Banton, George - I'm Still In Love With You

Roots, Patrick - Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper

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Bennett, Jo Jo - Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)

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Boule Noire - Reggae

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One Love - ST

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Anthony, Mike - Mike Anthony's Reality

Customers - ST (EP)

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Sibbles, Leroy - Mean While

Walton, Dennis - Sweeter Love

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Ricketts, Glen - Rise Up

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Shaw, Barry - Summer Love

Bedouin Soundclash - Light the Horizon

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Sibbles, Leroy - Strictly Roots

Syncona - Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man

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Williams, Rod & Super 8 - War b/w War Version

Mickle, Samuel - Slave Man

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Hart, Winston - Genuine Love

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Sibbles, Leroy - It's Not Over

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Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Sattalites - ST

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Smart, Howie - Rock & Come In

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Earth, Roots And Water - Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version

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Brown, Leroy - Genuine Love

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