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
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Bennett, Jo Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Gayle, Otis	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Sandy, Peter	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Mittoo, Jackie	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Osbourne, Johnny	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Osbourne, Johnny	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Earth, Roots And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Allen, Lillian	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Rank, Danny	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ricketts, Glen	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Sibbles, Leroy	The System	Now	03:48
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67	00:49
Hewitt, Winston	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Weekes, Tyrone	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackson, R. Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Ali, Naya	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Gayle, Otis	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Osbourne, Johnny	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03

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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