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
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Canada Large	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:57
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No. 2	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:27
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	Spotlight	04:33
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:58
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	We've Arrived In America	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Cougars	Right On	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	02:50
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Mighty Pope	Can't Get By Without You	ST	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15

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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