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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67	01:51
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

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George Banton - The Soul of Toronto

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Johnny Osbourne - First Trumpet

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Leroy Brown - Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Skipper Logan - Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love

Leroy Gibbon - Lady b/w Lover's Rhapsody

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Wesli - Tradisyon

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George Banton - I'm Still In Love With You

Patrick Roots - 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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Mike Anthony - Mike Anthony's Reality

Customers - ST (EP)

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Leroy Sibbles - Mean While

Dennis Walton - Sweeter Love

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Glen Ricketts - Rise Up

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Barry Shaw - Summer Love

Bedouin Soundclash - Light the Horizon

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Leroy Sibbles - Strictly Roots

Syncona - Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man

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Rod Williams & Super 8 - War b/w War Version

Samuel Mickle - Slave Man

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Winston Hart - Genuine Love

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Leroy Sibbles - It's Not Over

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Sattalites - ST

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Howie Smart - Rock & Come In

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Roots Earth And Water - Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version

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Leroy Brown - Genuine Love

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