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
Cates, Demo	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Ali, Naya	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Smart, Howie	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Lindsay, Balford	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Mittoo, Jackie	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Gayle, Otis	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Bennett, Jo Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Gibbon, Leroy	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
White, Christine Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Earth, Roots And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
White, Christine Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Gayle, Otis	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67	05:42
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Gibbon, Leroy	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Sandy, Peter	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
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
Spence, Julie	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Lindsay, Balford	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Ricketts, Glen	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14

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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