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
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Sibbles, Leroy	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mickle, Samuel	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Mickle, Samuel	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Bennett, Jo Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Weekes, Tyrone	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Gayle, Otis	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Mittoo, Jackie	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Mickle, Samuel	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Ricketts, Glen	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackson, R. Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Allen, Lillian	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Gayle, Otis	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Webber, Merlene	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Banton, George	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Thiaw, David	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Sibbles, Leroy	The System	Now	03:48
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Brown, Leroy	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Sibbles, Leroy	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Heptone, Barry and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackson, R. Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52

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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