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)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Gibbon, Leroy	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Weekes, Tyrone	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ricketts, Glen	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67	01:36
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackson, R. Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Earth, Roots And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Cates, Demo	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Mittoo, Jackie	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackson, R. Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ricketts, Glen	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Hart, Winston	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Smith, Ernie*	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Webber, Merlene	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackson, R. Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59

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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