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
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Lindsay, Balford	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
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
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Anthony, Mike	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Smith, Ernie*	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Gibbon, Leroy	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackson, R. Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
White, Christine Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Ricketts, Glen	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Thiaw, David	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Harvey, Carl	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Burgess, Ivan	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Webber, Merlene	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ellis, Noel	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Brown, Leroy	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Gibbon, Leroy	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackson, R. Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Osbourne, Johnny	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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