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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Rollins, Priscilla*	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Webber, Cynthia	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Earth, Roots And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Gayle, Otis	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
White, Christine Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Cates, Demo	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Osbourne, Johnny	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ali, Naya	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Earth, Roots And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Lee, Ras	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Conyers, Lorenzo	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Sibbles, Leroy	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Hewitt, Winston	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackson, Bert	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67	02:58
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Osbourne, Johnny	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33

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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