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
Lindsay, Balford	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Mittoo, Jackie	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Lovejoy, Sid	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Thiaw, David	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67	02:21
Sandy, Peter	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Rollins, Priscilla*	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Webber, Merlene	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Thiaw, David	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Earth, Roots And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Gayle, Otis	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackson, R. Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Sibbles, Leroy	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Sibbles, Leroy	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Kwizera, Ezra	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47

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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