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
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67	01:51
Ellis, Noel	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Sandy, Peter	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Johnson, Penny	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackson, R. Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Cates, Demo	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Chambers, Desmond	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Burgess, Ivan	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Osbourne, Johnny	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
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
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Cates, Demo	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Rollins, Priscilla*	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Sibbles, Leroy	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Cates, Demo	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Gayle, Otis	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Lindsay, Balford	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackson, R. Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Kwizera, Ezra	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46

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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