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
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Spence, Julie	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Cates, Demo	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Mickle, Samuel	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Gayle, Otis	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Gayle, Otis	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Gayle, Otis	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Conyers, Lorenzo	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Earth, Roots And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Gibbon, Leroy	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
El Kady, Pellegrin	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Kwizera, Ezra	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Brown, Leroy	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Ricketts, Glen	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67	05:42
Burgess, Ivan	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackson, R. Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Gayle, Otis	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Wallace, Enid	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Earth, Roots And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Cates, Demo	Lady	Lady	03:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Bennett, Jo Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44

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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