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
Brown, Leroy	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lindsay, Balford	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Anthony, Mike	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Smart, Howie	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Kwizera, Ezra	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Osbourne, Johnny	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Ricketts, Glen	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Banton, George	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Banton, George	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Gibbon, Leroy	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Sibbles, Leroy	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Burgess, Ivan	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Banton, George	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Conyers, Lorenzo	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Mittoo, Jackie	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ricketts, Glen	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27

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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