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
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ali, Naya	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Roots, Patrick	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Webber, Merlene	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Hart, Winston	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Mittoo, Jackie	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Burgess, Ivan	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Lewis, Hopeton*	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ali, Naya	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Bennett, Jo Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Brown, Leroy	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ricketts, Glen	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Harvey, Carl	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ali, Naya	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Rollins, Priscilla*	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
McGree, James	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Mittoo, Jackie	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53

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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