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
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Webber, Merlene	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Banton, George	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Mittoo, Jackie	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Brown, Leroy	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Ellis, Noel	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Gayle, Otis	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Gayle, Otis	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Kwizera, Ezra	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Webber, Merlene	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Gibbon, Leroy	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Sibbles, Leroy	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Sibbles, Leroy	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58

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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