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
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Weekes, Tyrone	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Rollins, Priscilla*	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Gayle, Otis	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Cates, Demo	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Thiaw, David	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Logan, Skipper	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Burgess, Ivan	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Kwizera, Ezra	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Hart, Winston	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Brown, Leroy	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67	01:50
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17

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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