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
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Thiaw, David	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Ellis, Noel	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Burgess, Ivan	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Sibbles, Leroy	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Smith, Ernie*	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Cates, Demo	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Sandy, Peter	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Sibbles, Leroy	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Hewitt, Winston	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Ricketts, Glen	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Webber, Merlene	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Hart, Winston	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Sibbles, Leroy	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Webber, Merlene	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Earth, Roots And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Brown, Leroy	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Ricketts, Glen	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ellis, Noel	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Harvey, Carl	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Brown, Carol	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Hart, Winston	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35

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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