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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Cates, Demo	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
White, Christine Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Stay	On Top	03:30
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ellis, Noel	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Ali, Naya	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Brown, Leroy	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Anthony, Mike	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Cates, Demo	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Earth, Roots And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Mittoo, Jackie	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Lindsay, Balford	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Osbourne, Johnny	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lindsay, Balford	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Ali, Naya	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Mittoo, Jackie	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Harvey, Carl	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Gibbon, Leroy	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Allen, Lillian	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Lewis, Hopeton*	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26

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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