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
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Sibbles, Leroy	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackson, Bert	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Harvey, Carl	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Jackson, R. Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Mittoo, Jackie	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Smart, Howie	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sandy, Peter	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Burgess, Ivan	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Sibbles, Leroy	Gimme	On Top	03:01
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
White, Christine Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Webber, Merlene	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Banton, George	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Cates, Demo	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
White, Christine Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Anthony, Mike	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Osbourne, Johnny	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Thiaw, David	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Sibbles, Leroy	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Gibbon, Leroy	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Ricketts, Glen	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Lindsay, Balford	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67	05:42
Banton, George	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Banton, George	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Earth, Roots And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23

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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