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
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Gibbon, Leroy	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lovejoy, Sid	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Cates, Demo	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Mittoo, Jackie	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Hart, Winston	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Webber, Merlene	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackson, R. Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Cates, Demo	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Sandy, Peter	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Osbourne, Johnny	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Rollins, Priscilla*	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackson, R. Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackson, R. Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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