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
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Crack of Dawn	I Can't Move No Mountains	ST	02:32
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:18
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Trevor Dandy	I Want My Light to Shine	Sing Hallelujah	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Times Change	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Intro (Michie Mee, Chuck Dee)	Bahdgyal's Revenge	01:15
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Claudja Barry	Heavy Makes You Happy	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:55
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	I Can See Mother Nature	ST	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58

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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