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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Kwizera, Ezra	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Allen, Lillian	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Brown, Leroy	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Ali, Naya	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Weekes, Tyrone	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Hart, Winston	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Sandy, Peter	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Ricketts, Glen	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lindsay, Balford	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Mittoo, Jackie	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Kwizera, Ezra	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67	02:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Lindsay, Balford	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53

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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