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
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
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
Lindsay, Balford	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Anthony, Mike	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Allen, Lillian	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Gibbon, Leroy	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Gayle, Otis	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Logan, Skipper	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackson, R. Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Hart, Winston	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Gayle, Otis	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
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
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Rank, Danny	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ali, Naya	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Ricketts, Glen	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Burgess, Ivan	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Brown, Leroy	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19

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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