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
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Logan, Skipper	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackson, Bert	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Weekes, Tyrone	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Wallace, Enid	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Mittoo, Jackie	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Ellis, Noel	Memories	ST	06:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Smart, Howie	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Brown, Leroy	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Allen, Lillian	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Weekes, Tyrone	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Hart, Winston	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
El Kady, Pellegrin	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Lovejoy, Sid	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Allen, Lillian	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Mittoo, Jackie	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Banton, George	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Mittoo, Jackie	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Brown, Leroy	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Gibbon, Leroy	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Kwizera, Ezra	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Lindsay, Balford	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ricketts, Glen	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Hewitt, Winston	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Rollins, Priscilla*	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Burgess, Ivan	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Sibbles, Leroy	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Walton, Dennis	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Weekes, Tyrone	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30

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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