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
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Lovejoy, Sid	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Earth, Roots And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Sibbles, Leroy	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Cates, Demo	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Lee, Ras	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Mittoo, Jackie	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ricketts, Glen	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Mittoo, Jackie	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Hart, Winston	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Sandy, Peter	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Spence, Julie	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Harvey, Carl	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Gibbon, Leroy	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ali, Naya	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11

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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