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
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Chambers, Desmond	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Conyers, Lorenzo	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Bennett, Jo Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ali, Naya	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Ricketts, Glen	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Roots, Patrick	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Anthony, Mike	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Ricketts, Glen	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Earth, Roots And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Sibbles, Leroy	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Hart, Winston	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Ricketts, Glen	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Gayle, Otis	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Mittoo, Jackie	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Sandy, Peter	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Thiaw, David	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ricketts, Glen	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Gibbon, Leroy	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Osbourne, Johnny	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Brown, Jerry	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Sibbles, Leroy	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Hart, Winston	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Weekes, Tyrone	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Burgess, Ivan	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Cates, Demo	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Rollins, Priscilla*	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Kwizera, Ezra	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00

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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