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
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Banton, George	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Banton, George	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Harvey, Carl	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Banton, George	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Brown, Leroy	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Hart, Winston	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Hewitt, Winston	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jackson, R. Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Spence, Julie	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Hart, Winston	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Hart, Winston	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Gibbon, Leroy	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Sibbles, Leroy	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Banton, George	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Bennett, Jo Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Rollins, Priscilla*	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Gibbon, Leroy	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Brown, Jerry	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Gayle, Otis	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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