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
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Burgess, Ivan	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Lindsay, Balford	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Mittoo, Jackie	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ricketts, Glen	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Mittoo, Jackie	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Ali, Naya	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Anthony, Mike	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Mittoo, Jackie	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Earth, Roots And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackson, R. Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Heptone, Leroy	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Ricketts, Glen	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Walton, Dennis	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Burgess, Ivan	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Allen, Lillian	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Anthony, Mike	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Smith, Ernie*	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Gayle, Otis	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Harvey, Carl	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Harvey, Carl	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Osbourne, Johnny	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Webber, Merlene	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Ellis, Noel	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Mercury, Vic	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Bennett, Jo Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Mittoo, Jackie	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Sibbles, Leroy	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Smith, Ernie*	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lindsay, Balford	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Logan, Skipper	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Sibbles, Leroy	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Earth, Roots And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Sibbles, Leroy	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Ali, Naya	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jackson, R. Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Brown, Leroy	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Mittoo, Jackie	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Mittoo, Jackie	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Gayle, Otis	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Mittoo, Jackie	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackson, R. Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53

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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