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
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Anthony, Mike	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Mittoo, Jackie	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Mittoo, Jackie	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Kwizera, Ezra	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Weekes, Tyrone	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Brown, Leroy	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Lindsay, Balford	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Earth, Roots And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sandy, Peter	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Gayle, Otis	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Harvey, Carl	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Smith, Ernie*	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ali, Naya	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Lindsay, Balford	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03

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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