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
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Lewis, Hopeton*	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Webber, Cynthia	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Burgess, Ivan	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Rollins, Priscilla*	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Mittoo, Jackie	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Earth, Roots And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Bennett, Jo Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Hewitt, Winston	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ricketts, Glen	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Spence, Julie	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Rank, Danny	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Lindsay, Balford	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Ricketts, Glen	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Harvey, Carl	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Roots, Patrick	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40

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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