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
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Weekes, Tyrone	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Chambers, Desmond	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Allen, Lillian	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lee, Ras	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Thiaw, David	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Sibbles, Leroy	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Banton, George	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gibbon, Leroy	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Hart, Winston	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Hart, Winston	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Banton, George	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
White, Christine Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Cates, Demo	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Lindsay, Balford	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04

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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