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
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Hart, Winston	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Webber, Cynthia	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Mittoo, Jackie	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Cates, Demo	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Kwizera, Ezra	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Gayle, Otis	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Burgess, Ivan	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Banton, George	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Roots, Patrick	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lindsay, Balford	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Mittoo, Jackie	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Harvey, Carl	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67	05:56
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Weekes, Tyrone	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Cates, Demo	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Hart, Winston	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Earth, Roots And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Brown, Leroy	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Lindsay, Balford	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00

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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