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
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67	05:56
Weekes, Tyrone	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Allen, Lillian	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Lovejoy, Sid	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Mittoo, Jackie	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Webber, Cynthia	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Allen, Lillian	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackson, R. Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Allen, Lillian	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Cates, Demo	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Cates, Demo	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Brown, Leroy	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Sandy, Peter	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67	01:51
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Gayle, Otis	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sibbles, Leroy	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Weekes, Tyrone	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38

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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