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
Mickle, Samuel	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Gibbon, Leroy	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Cates, Demo	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Allen, Lillian	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Ellis, Noel	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Ali, Naya	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Stay	On Top	03:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Sibbles, Leroy	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Webber, Merlene	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Lindsay, Balford	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Sibbles, Leroy	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Mittoo, Jackie	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Webber, Cynthia	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Allen, Lillian	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Smith, Ernie*	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Anthony, Mike	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57

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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