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
Gibbon, Leroy	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Banton, George	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Weekes, Tyrone	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Webber, Merlene	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Thiaw, David	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Ricketts, Glen	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Kwizera, Ezra	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Sandy, Peter	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Mittoo, Jackie	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Ricketts, Glen	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Banton, George	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Sibbles, Leroy	The System	Now	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38

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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