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
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ricketts, Glen	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Conyers, Lorenzo	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Thiaw, David	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Hart, Winston	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Hart, Winston	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Cates, Demo	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Earth, Roots And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Banton, George	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Lindsay, Balford	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Gayle, Otis	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Bennett, Jo Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
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
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Martin, Stan	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Sibbles, Leroy	Stay	On Top	03:30
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28

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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