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
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Gibbon, Leroy	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Weekes, Tyrone	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ali, Naya	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Hewitt, Winston	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Cates, Demo	Lady	Lady	03:26
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Mittoo, Jackie	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Rollins, Priscilla*	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Sibbles, Leroy	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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