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
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Brown, Leroy	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Martin, Stan	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Anthony, Mike	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Sibbles, Leroy	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Harvey, Carl	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
El Kady, Pellegrin	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Extavour, Hugh Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Gayle, Otis	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Anthony, Mike	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Osbourne, Johnny	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Weekes, Tyrone	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Rollins, Priscilla*	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Sibbles, Leroy	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Webber, Cynthia	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ricketts, Glen	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08

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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