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
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Sibbles, Leroy	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
McGhie, Wayne	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Chambers, Desmond	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Chambers, Desmond	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Spence, Julie	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Ali, Naya	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ali, Naya	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Mittoo, Jackie	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ricketts, Glen	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Sibbles, Leroy	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18

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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