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
Lindsay, Balford	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Weekes, Tyrone	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Cates, Demo	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Spence, Julie	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Hart, Winston	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Brown, Leroy	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Hart, Winston	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Gayle, Otis	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Lindsay, Balford	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Smith, Ernie*	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ricketts, Glen	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Thiaw, David	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Sibbles, Leroy	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Allen, Lillian	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sandy, Peter	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Bennett, Jo Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Webber, Merlene	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Cates, Demo	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Harvey, Carl	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07

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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