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
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
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
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split (Wayne McGhie)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Crack of Dawn	Give Me Your Love	Horizons	05:07
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Jamaican Funk Canadian Stlye	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Claudja Barry	Give it Up	I Wanna Be Loved By You	05:40
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Forgot About Mich - Fam	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:10
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Take a Letter Maria	ST	03:14
Claudja Barry	When Life Was Just a Game	The Girl Most Likely	03:35
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Claudja Barry	Take Me In Your Arms	The Girl Most Likely	04:23
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Mighty Pope	Sway	Sway	05:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 1	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:31
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	What You Talkin' Bout	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:17
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Say About Us?

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - Jamaican Funk

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Bob Williams - I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

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Bob Williams - Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music

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Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

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Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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Mighty Pope - Sway

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