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
Banton, George	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Sandy, Peter	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Brown, Leroy	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Thiaw, David	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Gayle, Otis	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Hart, Winston	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Webber, Cynthia	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey // Arms	09:32
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Smith, Ernie*	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Shaw, Barry	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Allen, Lillian	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
El Kady, Pellegrin	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackson, R. Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Ali, Naya	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Spence, Julie	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Earth, Roots And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Rollins, Priscilla*	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Bennett, Jo Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackson, R. Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Osbourne, Johnny	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Webber, Cynthia	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Cates, Demo	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67	01:50
Ali, Naya	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
White, Christine Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Brown, Leroy	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Webber, Merlene	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Lovejoy, Sid	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Anthony, Mike	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25

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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