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
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Lee, Ras	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Rank, Danny	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Hewitt, Winston	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Webber, Merlene	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackson, R. Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Ali, Naya	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Anthony, Mike	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Kwizera, Ezra	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackson, R. Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Spence, Julie	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Allen, Lillian	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Conyers, Lorenzo	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Ali, Naya	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Webber, Merlene	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Anthony, Mike	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
White, Christine Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Mittoo, Jackie	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
White, Christine Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Conyers, Lorenzo	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Mickle, Samuel	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Mickle, Samuel	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27

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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