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
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Allen, Lillian	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Sibbles, Leroy	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Martin, Stan	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Hart, Winston	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Brown, Leroy	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Harvey, Carl	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Mittoo, Jackie	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Banton, George	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ali, Naya	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackson, R. Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Webber, Cynthia	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Weekes, Tyrone	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Lindsay, Balford	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Sibbles, Leroy	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Brown, Leroy	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57

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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