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
Mittoo, Jackie	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Banton, George	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ali, Naya	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Thiaw, David	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Gayle, Otis	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ali, Naya	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Burgess, Ivan	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Burgess, Ivan	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Sibbles, Leroy	Stay	On Top	03:30
Lindsay, Balford	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67	00:49
Ricketts, Glen	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Webber, Merlene	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Ali, Naya	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Hart, Winston	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Sandy, Peter	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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