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
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Lindsay, Balford	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
White, Christine Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Osbourne, Johnny	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Hart, Winston	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Bennett, Jo Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Hewitt, Winston	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Brown, Leroy	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Martin, Stan	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Brown, Jerry	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ali, Naya	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Hart, Winston	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67	05:42
Sibbles, Leroy	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Anthony, Mike	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Mittoo, Jackie	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
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
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45

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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