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
Jackson, R. Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sibbles, Leroy	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Mittoo, Jackie	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Hart, Winston	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Mittoo, Jackie	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Banton, George	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ricketts, Glen	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Spence, Julie	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Lindsay, Balford	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Allen, Lillian	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Smith, Ernie*	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Banton, George	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Abubakar, Tarig & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Ali, Naya	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Mittoo, Jackie	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Gayle, Otis	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mittoo, Jackie	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Osbourne, Johnny	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Cates, Demo	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Dickson, Willie and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Mittoo, Jackie	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ricketts, Glen	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Osbourne, Johnny	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Webber, Merlene	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Mittoo, Jackie	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Brown, Leroy	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Banton, George	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gayle, Otis	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackson, R. Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ricketts, Glen	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Mittoo, Jackie	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Mittoo, Jackie	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Gibbon, Leroy	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Mittoo, Jackie	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Brown, Leroy	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Mittoo, Jackie	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Earth, Roots And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Allen, Lillian	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Mittoo, Jackie	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Bennett, Jo Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Smart, Howie	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Sibbles, Leroy	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Osbourne, Johnny	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Smart, Howie	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Smart, Howie	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Webber, Cynthia	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Challenger, Garnet & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Hart, Winston	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Kwizera, Ezra	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Bennett, Jo Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
King, Norma	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Harvey, Carl	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Gayle, Otis	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Brown, Leroy	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21

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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