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
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Harvey, Carl	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Gibbon, Leroy	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackson, R. Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Spence, Julie	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Burgess, Ivan	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Gibbon, Leroy	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Ricketts, Glen	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Kwizera, Ezra	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Cates, Demo	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Spence, Julie	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Cates, Demo	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Sandy, Peter	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39

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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