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
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Earth, Roots And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Ricketts, Glen	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Rollins, Priscilla*	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Gayle, Otis	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sibbles, Leroy	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Bennett, Jo Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Sibbles, Leroy	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Rank, Danny	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Earth, Roots And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Hewitt, Winston	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Brown, Leroy	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44

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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