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
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Crack of Dawn	Fresh Bananas	Horizons	03:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Crack of Dawn	Your Love	Spotlight	05:40
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Claudja Barry	Deck The Halls - Come All Ye Faithful - Silent Night	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	05:32
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Lindsay Estiban	Never Will I	L.A. Walk	06:04
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Woman Be Good	ST	02:59
Lindsay Estiban	Going Away	L.A. Walk	05:08
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Glen Ricketts	A Man Needs a Woman	Just Can't Get Over You	04:15
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Tongue Tied	03:16
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Tony Kingston	Tongue Tied	Now You're Gone	02:45
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Mighty Pope	New Orleans	Sway	05:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Cougars	I Wish It Would Rain	I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On	04:34
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Mighty Pope	Whatever Goes Around	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	02:37
Stan Martin	Big Mouth Woman	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	02:54
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	Prelude No.1	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	00:26
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Mighty Pope	Sweet Blindless	Sway	07:48
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Tony Kingston	Faith, Hope & Charity	Faith, Hope & Charity b/w Faith, Hope & Charity	03:17
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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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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