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
Gayle, Otis	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Lee, Ras	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Walton, Dennis	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ali, Naya	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
White, Christine Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Gayle, Otis	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Thiaw, David	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ricketts, Glen	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Smart, Howie	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Ali, Naya	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Earth, Roots And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Lindsay, Balford	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Sibbles, Leroy	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Weekes, Tyrone	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Gibbon, Leroy	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Ricketts, Glen	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02

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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