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
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
White, Christine Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Conyers, Lorenzo	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ali, Naya	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Webber, Cynthia	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Burgess, Ivan	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Banton, George	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Anthony, Mike	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Hart, Winston	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67	02:21
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Brown, Leroy	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Lovejoy, Sid	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67	01:07
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Lindsay, Balford	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Burgess, Ivan	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Osbourne, Johnny	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Smith, Ernie*	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03

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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