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
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ricketts, Glen	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Conyers, Lorenzo	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Logan, Skipper	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Smith, Ernie*	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Smith, Ernie*	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Gayle, Otis	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Weekes, Tyrone	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Gibbon, Leroy	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Gibbon, Leroy	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Hart, Winston	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Sibbles, Leroy	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Bennett, Jo Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67	01:50
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40

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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