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
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Gayle, Otis	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Sibbles, Leroy	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Weekes, Tyrone	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Mittoo, Jackie	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Gibbon, Leroy	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Webber, Merlene	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Gibbon, Leroy	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Anthony, Mike	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Lindsay, Balford	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Allen, Lillian	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Burgess, Ivan	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mittoo, Jackie	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Banton, George	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Ellis, Noel	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Cates, Demo	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Allen, Lillian	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57

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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