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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Thiaw, David	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Sibbles, Leroy	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Gibbon, Leroy	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sandy, Peter	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jackson, R. Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Hart, Winston	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Gayle, Otis	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Mittoo, Jackie	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Martin, Stan	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ali, Naya	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Lindsay, Balford	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Earth, Roots And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Allen, Lillian	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Ricketts, Glen	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Sibbles, Leroy	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15

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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