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
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackson, R. Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ali, Naya	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Gayle, Otis	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Cates, Demo	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Conyers, Lorenzo	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackson, R. Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackson, R. Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Lindsay, Balford	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Brown, Leroy	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sibbles, Leroy	Singerman	Now	03:33
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Cates, Demo	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Osbourne, Johnny	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Banton, George	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Spence, Julie	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackson, R. Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Spence, Julie	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Brown, Carol	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Lovejoy, Sid	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27

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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