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
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Cates, Demo	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Gibbon, Leroy	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Gibbon, Leroy	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Mickle, Samuel	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Ali, Naya	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Jackson, R. Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Roots, Patrick	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Smith, Ernie*	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sibbles, Leroy	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Harvey, Carl	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Gibbon, Leroy	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Rollins, Priscilla*	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Sibbles, Leroy	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ali, Naya	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
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
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackson, R. Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ricketts, Glen	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26

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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