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
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Ricketts, Glen	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Brown, Leroy	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Gayle, Otis	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Lindsay, Balford	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Smith, Ernie*	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackson, R. Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Mittoo, Jackie	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sibbles, Leroy	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackson, R. Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Sibbles, Leroy	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Banton, George	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Gibbon, Leroy	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Brown, Leroy	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Gibbon, Leroy	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
El Kady, Pellegrin	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Gibbon, Leroy	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Hart, Winston	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackson, R. Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25

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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