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
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Mittoo, Jackie	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Weekes, Tyrone	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Allen, Lillian	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Ricketts, Glen	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Banton, George	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Sibbles, Leroy	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Lovejoy, Sid	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Sandy, Peter	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Cates, Demo	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Kwizera, Ezra	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Mittoo, Jackie	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Allen, Lillian	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Mittoo, Jackie	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Gayle, Otis	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Shaw, Barry	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Conyers, Lorenzo	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sibbles, Leroy	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Sibbles, Leroy	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Mittoo, Jackie	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Sibbles, Leroy	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Cates, Demo	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Brown, Leroy	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mittoo, Jackie	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Sibbles, Leroy	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackson, R. Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Brown, Leroy	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Osbourne, Johnny	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Allen, Lillian	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Mittoo, Jackie	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Mittoo, Jackie	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Earth, Roots And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Smith, Ernie*	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Mittoo, Jackie	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Kwizera, Ezra	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Sibbles, Leroy	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Lindsay, Balford	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Gibbon, Leroy	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Burgess, Ivan	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Ricketts, Glen	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Mittoo, Jackie	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Sandy, Peter	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Banton, George	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Mittoo, Jackie	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Earth, Roots And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Mittoo, Jackie	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Pitter, Jahlin (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Sibbles, Leroy	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Sibbles, Leroy	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Brown, Leroy	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Osborne, Johnny & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Brown, Leroy	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17

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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