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, Bert	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Lindsay, Balford	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Gibbon, Leroy	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Smart, Howie	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Hart, Winston	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Brown, Leroy	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Sibbles, Leroy	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ishan People	Tough Tight And Dread	Roots	04:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Hart, Winston	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Kwizera, Ezra	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Mittoo, Jackie	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Earth, Roots And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Mickle, Samuel	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Banton, George	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Anthony, Mike	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Brown, Leroy	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	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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