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	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Sibbles, Leroy	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67	02:58
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Anthony, Mike	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lovejoy, Sid	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Sibbles, Leroy	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Anthony, Mike	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Brown, Leroy	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Thiaw, David	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ellis, Noel	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Allen, Lillian	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Burgess, Ivan	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Sibbles, Leroy	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Thiaw, David	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Mittoo, Jackie	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackson, R. Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ali, Naya	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Wallace, Enid	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Banton, George	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Gayle, Otis	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08

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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