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
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Thiaw, David	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Brown, Leroy	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Gayle, Otis	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Webber, Merlene	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Osbourne, Johnny	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Thiaw, David	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Hart, Winston	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Kwizera, Ezra	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Ricketts, Glen	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Sibbles, Leroy	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Sibbles, Leroy	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Allen, Lillian	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Mittoo, Jackie	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Smith, Ernie*	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Sibbles, Leroy	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Rollins, Priscilla*	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sibbles, Leroy	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Sibbles, Leroy	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Brown, Leroy	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Cates, Demo	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Mittoo, Jackie	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
El Kady, Pellegrin	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Gibbon, Leroy	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Hart, Winston	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Bennett, Jo Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Mittoo, Jackie	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Mittoo, Jackie	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Mittoo, Jackie	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Mittoo, Jackie	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Rollins, Priscilla*	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Mittoo, Jackie	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Mittoo, Jackie	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Mittoo, Jackie	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sandy, Peter	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Gayle, Otis	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33

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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