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	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Claudja Barry	Take it Easy	The Girl Most Likely	06:50
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Bob Williams	I Believe in Music (Mac Davis)	Mighty Creator b/w I Believe in Music	04:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Crack of Dawn	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	ST	02:52
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Claudja Barry	Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home	The Girl Most Likely	02:54
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Crack of Dawn	Keep the Faith	ST	02:49
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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Lindsay Estiban	Fancy Ladies	L.A. Walk	03:31
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Claudja Barry	Dancin' Fever	The Girl Most Likely	06:02
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Stan Martin	You Know I Love You	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:29
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude, Pt. 2	Bahdgyal's Revenge	00:38
Michie Mee And LA Luv (Michelle McCullock & Phillip Gayle)	L.A. Luv De Bout	Jamaican Funk - Canadian Style	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Claudja Barry	Cold Fire	I Wanna Be Loved By You	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
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
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Claudja Barry	Every Beat of My Heart	The Girl Most Likely	02:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	Woah Vicky (featuring Michie Mee, Nanna Goodie, LolaBunz, Layla Hendryx, Charmaine & TherealKeesh) (Remix)	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Made It	Bahdgyal's Revenge	04:18
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	Whatever Goes Around b/w Rescue Me	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Trevor Dandy	Wait For Me	Sing Hallelujah	03:33
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Crack of Dawn	Crack of Dawn	Spotlight	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Say About Us? (Kanio Remix)	Say About Us?	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

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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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