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
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Spence, Julie	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Banton, George	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Burgess, Ivan	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Gibbon, Leroy	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackson, Bert	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Hart, Winston	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Allen, Lillian	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Earth, Roots And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04

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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