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
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ricketts, Glen	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Osbourne, Johnny	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Osbourne, Johnny	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Cates, Demo	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Ricketts, Glen	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Hart, Winston	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Lindsay, Balford	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sibbles, Leroy	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ali, Naya	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Lindsay, Balford	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Banton, George	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ellis, Noel	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Thiaw, David	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ricketts, Glen	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Smart, Howie	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33

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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