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
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Banton, George	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Anthony, Mike	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Webber, Cynthia	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ali, Naya	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Harvey, Carl	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Mickle, Samuel	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Conyers, Lorenzo	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Rollins, Priscilla*	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Earth, Roots And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Ricketts, Glen	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09

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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