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
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Claudja Barry	Rudolph the Red-nosed Rendeer	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Tony Kingston	What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	I Am a Preacher b/w What We Need (Is a Great Melting Pot)	03:54
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Carl Harvey	Missing You	The Times	04:55
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Crack of Dawn	If You Want To Groove	Horizons	03:31
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Claudja Barry	I Wanna be Loved by You	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:57
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Mighty Pope	Telephone Lovers	ST	02:53
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It - Remix	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:53
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56

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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