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
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Hewitt, Winston	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Allen, Lillian	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Webber, Cynthia	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ali, Naya	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Kwizera, Ezra	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Cates, Demo	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ricketts, Glen	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Weekes, Tyrone	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Allen, Lillian	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Jackson, Bert	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Allen, Lillian	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Mittoo, Jackie	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Sandy, Peter	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Hart, Winston	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ricketts, Glen	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Hart, Winston	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Mittoo, Jackie	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Harvey, Carl	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48

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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