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
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackson, R. Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Brown, Leroy	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Gayle, Otis	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Burgess, Ivan	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Brown, Leroy	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Hart, Winston	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Earth, Roots And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
White, Christine Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Mittoo, Jackie	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Banton, George	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Rollins, Priscilla*	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Sibbles, Leroy	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Harvey, Carl	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackson, R. Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Rollins, Priscilla*	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Earth, Roots And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Logan, Skipper	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Earth, Roots And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Bennett, Jo Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Sibbles, Leroy	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Gayle, Otis	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sibbles, Leroy	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Chambers, Desmond	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Sibbles, Leroy	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Mickle, Samuel	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Webber, Merlene	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11

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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