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	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Lindsay, Balford	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Conyers, Lorenzo	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ali, Naya	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Ali, Naya	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Brown, Leroy	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Smart, Howie	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Conyers, Lorenzo	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Brown, Jerry	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Sibbles, Leroy	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Brown, Leroy	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Lindsay, Balford	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Spence, Julie	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Ali, Naya	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Smith, Ernie*	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ricketts, Glen	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Douglas, Jay (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Hewitt, Winston	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Ricketts, Glen	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Mickle, Samuel	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackson, R. Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Hart, Winston	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mittoo, Jackie	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Lindsay, Balford	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Brown, Leroy	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Ricketts, Glen	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Bennett, Jo Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Cates, Demo	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Lewis, Hopeton*	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Spence, Julie	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Conyers, Lorenzo	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Kwenders, Pierre (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Sibbles, Leroy	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Brown, Leroy	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Hewitt, Winston	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Osbourne, Johnny	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Webber, Merlene	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Burgess, Ivan	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Smart, Howie	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
King, Norma	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Chambers, Desmond	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Brown, Leroy	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Thiaw, David	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Mittoo, Jackie	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Hart, Winston	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Smith, Ernie*	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Burgess, Ivan	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Brown, Leroy	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Osbourne, Johnny	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Hart, Winston	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Earth, Roots And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Gayle, Otis	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Mittoo, Jackie	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Smart, Howie	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
McLean, Nana (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Brown, Leroy	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Hart, Winston	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Mittoo, Jackie	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Weekes, Tyrone	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Mittoo, Jackie	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36

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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