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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	If You Want a Love Affair b/w Many Rivers to Cross	03:28
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tony Kingston	Lonely Blues (instrumental)	Tongue Tied	02:56
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Stan Martin	You Know I Love You	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Carl Harvey	Why You Wanna be like That!!	The Times	04:34
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Glen Ricketts	I'm Sorry About That	Just Can't Get Over You	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Tony Kingston	Summertime	Tongue Tied	03:12
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
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
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love In This World	Sing Hallelujah	04:46
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Claudja Barry	Whinter Wonderland	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35

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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