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
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Brown, Leroy	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Lee, Ras	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ricketts, Glen	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Webber, Merlene	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
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
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Gayle, Otis	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Thiaw, David	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Lindsay, Balford	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Gayle, Otis	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Thiaw, David	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00

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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