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
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Osbourne, Johnny	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Sibbles, Leroy	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Sibbles, Leroy	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Weekes, Tyrone	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Mickle, Samuel	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Ricketts, Glen	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Mittoo, Jackie	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Burgess, Ivan	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
McGhie, Wayne	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackson, R. Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Cates, Demo	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Mittoo, Jackie	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
White, Christine Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Mittoo, Jackie	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Sibbles, Leroy	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Hewitt, Winston	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Smart, Howie	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
White, Christine Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Lovejoy, Sid	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ellis, Noel	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Webber, Cynthia	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jones, Pauline and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jackson, R. Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Gibbon, Leroy	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Hewitt, Winston	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Burgess, Ivan	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Kwizera, Ezra	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Chambers, Desmond	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Allen, Lillian	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Conyers, Lorenzo	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Mittoo, Jackie	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Mittoo, Jackie	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Webber, Cynthia	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Weekes, Tyrone	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Ricketts, Glen	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Osbourne, Johnny	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Smart, Howie	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Johnson, Penny	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackson, R. Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Brown, Leroy	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Burgess, Ivan	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Sibbles, Leroy	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67	00:49
Sandy, Peter	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Thiaw, David	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

FEATURED

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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