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
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Kwizera, Ezra	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Logan, Skipper	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Sibbles, Leroy	Situation	Now	02:41
Ricketts, Glen	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Cates, Demo	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Mittoo, Jackie	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ali, Naya	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Sibbles, Leroy	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67	02:58
Spence, Julie	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Webber, Cynthia	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Brown, Leroy	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Smart, Howie	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
White, Christine Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Gayle, Otis	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Smart, Howie	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Rollins, Priscilla*	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Mittoo, Jackie	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Smith, Ernie*	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
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	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Thiaw, David	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Spence, Julie	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Hart, Winston	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Sibbles, Leroy	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ricketts, Glen	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ricketts, Glen	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Webber, Cynthia	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackson, R. Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Webber, Merlene	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ellis, Noel	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Gayle, Otis	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lovejoy, Sid	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Banton, George	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Sibbles, Leroy	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Gibbon, Leroy	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36

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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