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
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Cates, Demo	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackson, R. Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Sandy, Peter	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Weekes, Tyrone	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Bennett, Jo Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Earth, Roots And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Gibbon, Leroy	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Sibbles, Leroy	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Anthony, Mike	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Anthony, Mike	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Spence, Julie	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Bennett, Jo Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Sibbles, Leroy	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Sibbles, Leroy	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02

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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