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
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Gayle, Otis	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sandy, Peter	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Osbourne, Johnny	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Brown, Leroy	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Lovejoy, Sid	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Anthony, Mike	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Sibbles, Leroy	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Chambers, Desmond	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
White, Christine Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Gayle, Otis	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Sandy, Peter	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Gayle, Otis	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Allen, Lillian	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Allen, Lillian	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48

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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