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
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Gibbon, Leroy	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Brown, Leroy	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Sibbles, Leroy	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Gibbon, Leroy	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Sibbles, Leroy	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67	02:21
Lindsay, Balford	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ricketts, Glen	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Lindsay, Balford	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Gibbon, Leroy	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Gibbon, Leroy	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67	05:56
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Brown, Carol	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ellis, Noel	Memories	ST	06:59
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Ali, Naya	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Mittoo, Jackie	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Weekes, Tyrone	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38

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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