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
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Sibbles, Leroy	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Smith, Ernie*	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Brown, Leroy	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Brown, Leroy	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Smart, Howie	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sibbles, Leroy	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Logan, Skipper	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mittoo, Jackie	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67	02:58
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Brown, Leroy	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Smart, Howie	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ricketts, Glen	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Gibbon, Leroy	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Hewitt, Winston	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Mittoo, Jackie	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ricketts, Glen	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Cates, Demo	Lady	Lady	03:26
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Gayle, Otis	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Gayle, Otis	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Hart, Winston	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Smith, Ernie*	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Mittoo, Jackie	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Lewis, Hopeton*	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25

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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