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
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Sibbles, Leroy	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Lee, Ras	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Lindsay, Balford	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Anthony, Mike	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Mittoo, Jackie	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Gayle, Otis	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Allen, Lillian	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Webber, Merlene	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Hart, Winston	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Banton, George	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackson, R. Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sibbles, Leroy	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Gibbon, Leroy	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Brown, Carol	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Gibbon, Leroy	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Mittoo, Jackie	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Webber, Merlene	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Ellis, Noel	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lovejoy, Sid	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Mickle, Samuel	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Rollins, Priscilla*	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Webber, Cynthia	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Sibbles, Leroy	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01

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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