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
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Tony Kingston	The Worst That Could Happen	Too Heavy to Carry b/w The Worst That Could Happen	03:26
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
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
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Claudja Barry	Feliz Navidad	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	I'm Not Running After You Anymore	I'm Not Running After You Anymore b/w I Will Never Turn My Back to You	02:12
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Carl Harvey	Freedom Train	The Times	04:32
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
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Claudja Barry	Love of the Hurtin' Kind	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Whey Mee Get It From	Bahdgyal's Revenge	03:38
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (stereo)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:44
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Crack of Dawn	It’s Alright	Spotlight	03:25
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Claudja Barry	Do it Again (Parts I and II)	Sweet Dynamite	08:31
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
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
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Carl Harvey	The Last Time	The Times	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Tony Kingston	What d'You Say (instrumental)	What d'You Say b/w What d'You Say (instrumental)	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Claudja Barry	White Christmas	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Crack of Dawn	Season’s Change	Spotlight	04:48
Tony Kingston	Lonely Blues (instrumental)	Tongue Tied	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

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