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)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Gayle, Otis	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Kwizera, Ezra	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Harvey, Carl	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Thiaw, David	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Brown, Leroy	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Sibbles, Leroy	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Thiaw, David	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Cates, Demo	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Sibbles, Leroy	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Rollins, Priscilla*	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Sibbles, Leroy	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Banton, George	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Webber, Merlene	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20

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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