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
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Lovejoy, Sid	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Sibbles, Leroy	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Mittoo, Jackie	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Brown, Leroy	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ali, Naya	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ricketts, Glen	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Rollins, Priscilla*	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Sibbles, Leroy	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Spence, Julie	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Burgess, Ivan	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Cates, Demo	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Lindsay, Balford	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Cates, Demo	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Brown, Leroy	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Logan, Skipper	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Webber, Cynthia	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04

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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