The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

This room celebrates the vibrant legacy of Jamaican immigrants who settled across Ontario—not just in Toronto, but also in cities like Hamilton, London, Windsor, Ottawa, and beyond. The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection features reggae, ska, rocksteady, dancehall, dub, and hip-hop from the artists and communities that carried island rhythms into Canadian hearts and dancehalls. From early sound systems to national airplay, this music reflects resilience, identity, and joy—an irie tribute to the Jamaican-Canadian experience across the province.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Claudja Barry	The Twelwe Days Of Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:44
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Claudja Barry	Love Machine	The Girl Most Likely	03:49
Claudja Barry	Boogie Tonight	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:53
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Eddie Spencer	Now That I've Found You	Power of Love b/w Now That I've Found You	02:28
Claudja Barry	Sexy Talkin' Lover	The Girl Most Likely	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Able (featuring Xentury)	Willing and Able	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Crack of Dawn	Certain Kind Of Woman	Horizons	02:57
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Crack of Dawn	It's Alright (This Feeling) (stereo)	It's Alright (This Feeling) (promo)	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Glen Ricketts	Looking Back	Just Can't Get Over You	04:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Claudja Barry	This Taste of Love	Sweet Dynamite	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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Tony Kingston - Tongue Tied

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Tony Kingston - Sweet Music b/w Sweet Music

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Tony Kingston - Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen

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Tony Kingston - What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)

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Tony Kingston - Now You're Gone

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Tony Kingston - I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)

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Tony Kingston - Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - The Times

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

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Ishan People - Roots

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Ishan People - ST

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Bahdgyal's Revenge

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Willing and Able

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Made It

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