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
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Cates, Demo	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Mittoo, Jackie	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Osbourne, Johnny	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackson, R. Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Mittoo, Jackie	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ali, Naya	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Extavour, Hugh Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ricketts, Glen	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Rollins, Priscilla*	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Brown, Leroy	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Harvey, Carl	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Lee, Ras	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67	03:11
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Brown, Leroy	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Burgess, Ivan	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Gibbon, Leroy	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Cates, Demo	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Gayle, Otis	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Brown, Leroy	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jackson, R. Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ratherford, Michael	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Sibbles, Leroy	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Mittoo, Jackie	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chambers, Desmond	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Rollins, Priscilla*	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40

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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