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
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ricketts, Glen	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackson, R. Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Rollins, Priscilla*	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Smith, Ernie*	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ricketts, Glen	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Sibbles, Leroy	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Cates, Demo	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sibbles, Leroy	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67	02:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Weekes, Tyrone	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Banton, George	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Earth, Roots And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Kwizera, Ezra	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Lee, Ras	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ali, Naya	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Mittoo, Jackie	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Smart, Howie	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11

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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