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
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Thiaw, David	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Gayle, Otis	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Kwizera, Ezra	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Kwizera, Ezra	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Earth, Roots And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Kwizera, Ezra	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Cates, Demo	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Extavour, Hugh Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Gibbon, Leroy	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Ricketts, Glen	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Bennett, Jo Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
White, Christine Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Banton, George	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Ricketts, Glen	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Mittoo, Jackie	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
McGhie, Wayne	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10

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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