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
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Gibbon, Leroy	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Mittoo, Jackie	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Thiaw, David	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Gibbon, Leroy	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ali, Naya	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ellis, Noel	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Webber, Merlene	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Kwizera, Ezra	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Smith, Ernie*	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Brown, Leroy	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Thiaw, David	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Webber, Cynthia	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Ricketts, Glen	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Gayle, Otis	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Lovejoy, Sid	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Sibbles, Leroy	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Weekes, Tyrone	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Extavour, Hugh Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Brown, Leroy	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lindsay, Balford	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Cates, Demo	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Sandy, Peter	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Allen, Lillian	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
White, Christine Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Harvey, Carl	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47

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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