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
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Crack of Dawn	Keep The Faith (mono)	Keep The Faith (promo)	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Tony Kingston	Dimples	Tongue Tied	01:59
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Mighty Pope	Many Rivers to Cross	ST	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Trevor Dandy	Don't Cry Little Tree	Sing Hallelujah	04:39
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	Going In Circles	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Lindsay Estiban	L.A. Walk	L.A. Walk	05:55
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Soul Bird b/w Wishbone	03:04
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Tony Kingston	Now You're Gone	Tongue Tied	02:46
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Tony Kingston	Teeny Weeny Bit	Tongue Tied	02:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
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	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Crack of Dawn	Oh What a Feeling	ST	02:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Trevor Dandy	Judgement Morning	Sing Hallelujah	03:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Claudja Barry	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	Disco 'Round the Christmas Tree	03:14
Trevor Dandy	When I Prayed	Sing Hallelujah	02:50
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03

The Ultimate Jamaica to Ontario Collection

Tracks

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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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Mighty Pope - Sway

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