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
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
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
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Claudja Barry	Why Must a Girl Like Me	Sweet Dynamite	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Bob Williams	I Love You (In A Very Special Way)	I Love You (In A Very Special Way) b/w Life Must Go On	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Crack of Dawn	Got To Be	Horizons	03:42
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Mighty Pope	Because the Night	Sway	05:31
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Claudja Barry	Let It Snow - Frosty The Snowman	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:22
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love Everybody	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:01
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Willing and Abel	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Claudja Barry	The Way You are Dancing	I Wanna Be Loved By You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Trevor Dandy	Sing Halleluyah	Sing Hallelujah	06:03
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Big Mouth Woman b/w Beautiful Girl	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36

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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