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
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Sibbles, Leroy	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
White, Christine Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Harvey, Carl	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Smith, Ernie*	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Kwizera, Ezra	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Benjamin, ‎Calvin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Gayle, Otis	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Brown, Leroy	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Logan, Skipper	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
White, Christine Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Brown, Jerry	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Lindsay, Balford	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Rollins, Priscilla*	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Smart, Howie	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Hart, Winston	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Sibbles, Leroy	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Gayle, Otis	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Osbourne, Johnny	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackson, R. Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05

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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