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
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Gayle, Otis	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Cates, Demo	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Bennett, Jo Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Gayle, Otis	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Anthony, Mike	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Sibbles, Leroy	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Thiaw, David	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Rollins, Priscilla*	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Weekes, Tyrone	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Gibbon, Leroy	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Allen, Lillian	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ricketts, Glen	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackson, R. Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lee, Ras	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67	01:50
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Hewitt, Winston	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31

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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