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
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	You're Feisty	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	04:36
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Crack of Dawn	Boobie Ruby	Spotlight	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	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
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives	Fugitive Song (B. Stone, J. Bennett)	Chips-Chicken-Banana Split b/w Fugitive Song	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Tony Kingston	Too Heavy to Carry	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	02:49
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Bahdgyal Bubble	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:45
Crack of Dawn	The Key	ST	02:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	02:41
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Thank You	Bahdgyal's Revenge	02:54
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	ST	03:45
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01

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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