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
White, Christine Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Cates, Demo	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Sibbles, Leroy	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Gayle, Otis	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
El Kady, Pellegrin	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Mittoo, Jackie	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Smith, Ernie*	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Mittoo, Jackie	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Cates, Demo	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Lee, Ras	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Lovejoy, Sid	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Ricketts, Glen	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Ricketts, Glen	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Bennett, Jo Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Anthony, Mike	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29

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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